Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Central Mall to meet Alex for lunch. We went to some yummy pizza place called Pizza Al Taglio where I had my favorite Hawaiian pizza and she had Teriyaki Chicken pizza. It was really good. I haven't had pizza for a long long time and the pizza tasted rather authentically Italian too! We exchanged and shared a bit of our pizzas with each other so I got to taste both flavours. The Hawaiian was absolutely yummy and the Teriyaki Chicken tasted very unique. We even ordered the set meal that got us each a drink and potato wedges. I will definitely be going back there soon. I had a good time chatting with Alex about so many things. Sigh. Wish that I could see her more in school but too bad she graduated one year earlier than me. Sniff. But anyways, I'm looking forward to seeing her on Wednesday evening to watch Avenue Q. (:
On a side note, I just received my first birthday red packet and present yesterday night/this morning. (:
Totally unexpected cos my birthday is only on Monday. I was giving out wassants which I bought from Petit Provence while I was at the Central Mall earlier. Thought it would be nice to buy something to share with my family for my birthday. We were originally going to celebrate it tonight but well, things happened and now, it's postponed till tomorrow. Anyways, I gave my grandma the first wassant and she passed me a red packet in return as she was afraid she would forget to give it to me on Monday. Thanks mama!
The present was from my brother who passed it to me when he just got home (which was about half an hour ago). That was a total surprise. I didn't see it coming but anyway, I was really touched that he actually remembered and was so thoughtful to buy something for me. Thanks JM! I shall keep it till Monday and open it then.
Actually, I'm not really looking forward to my birthday this year. I don't know why but I'm just not as excited about it as the last few years. It's just another ordinary day. No difference from any other day. The only thing special about it is that I can joke with my mum about having a stretched out celebration for my birthday. Haha.
The reason:
31st Oct - Halloween
1st Nov - All Saints Day
2nd Nov - All Souls Day
3rd Nov - My Bday! (:
I even joked with my mum that my birthday should be made a holiday for that reason. :P
Upon reflecting back, I think I have grown up a lot this year. Suddenly, I feel old. I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders.
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God, this year, I pray that you give me the strength to bear this weight well and empower me to let you shine through my actions.